Father, son face drug charge after state police stop car on I-81 in LaFayette

Jeffrey W. Burdick Sr.LaFayette, NY -- A Cortland man and his son were charged with drug possession when crack cocaine was found after the two men were pulled over for speeding on Interstate 81 late Monday night in LaFayette, state police said.

Jeffrey W. Burdick Sr., 49, was driving the car after 11 p.m. when a trooper clocked it at 80 mph in a 65-mph zone, state police said. The trooper detected the smell of alcohol on Burdick’s breath and Burdick was charged at 11:38 p.m. with driving while intoxicated after failing a sobriety test, troopers said. Burdick had a blood-alcohol content of 0.10 percent, troopers said.

Jeffrey W. Burdick Jr.

While searching Burdick, troopers found a crack pipe with residue, troopers said. A search of the car turned up and a bag with 1.5 grams of crack cocaine, they said.

In addition to DWI, Burdick was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, and speeding and driving across hazard markings.

His son, Jeffrey W. Burdick Jr., 26, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.